Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Announces Additional Families of Victims of the Gol Airlines Disaster Have Filed Suit Against ExcelAire Service and Honeywell International in the United States.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- The American law firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , announced that family members of a total of 21 passengers on Gol Airlines Flight 1907 who were killed after the aircraft collided with an aircraft owned and operated by ExcelAire Service, Inc. ("ExcelAire") have filed suit against ExcelAire and Honeywell International Inc. ("Honeywell"). In the new lawsuit filed today in Federal court in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , family members of 11 passengers have joined with family members of ten passengers that filed the first lawsuit in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. against ExcelAire and Honeywell on November 6, 2006. "We are committed to holding ExcelAire and Honeywell accountable and obtaining the full compensation permitted under the law for the spouses, children and families of loved ones who died in this terrible tragedy," explained Leonardo Amarante, whose law firm in Brazil is working in partnership with Lieff Cabraser. "The Federal court has scheduled a status conference for parties in the case on December 18, 2006," stated Lexi Hazam, attorney at Lieff Cabraser. "We will be present in court on behalf of our clients, as will attorneys for ExcelAire and Honeywell. This will provide the families of the Gol Airlines disaster the first opportunity to advance their case before an American court and press for discovery of all facts surrounding the accident." One hundred and forty eight passengers and six crew members died on September 29, 2006, when the Gol Airlines aircraft plunged nose-first into the Amazon rainforest after colliding with the ExcelAire aircraft. The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages Monetary compensation awarded to an injured party that goes beyond that which is necessary to compensate the individual for losses and that is intended to punish the wrongdoer. against ExcelAire and Honeywell for their negligence. About Lieff Cabraser Lieff Cabraser has taken a leading role in representing the families of the victims of the passengers of the Gol Airlines accident. Lieff Cabraser is among the largest law firms in the United States that represents exclusively plaintiffs, and has been recognized by the prestigious National Law Journal for the last four consecutive years as one of the top plaintiffs' law firms in America. In addition to the Gol Airlines accident, Lieff Cabraser currently represents aviation accident victims in connection with the crash of a Helios plane in Greece in August, 2005; the crash of a China Eastern plane in November 2004 near Bautou, China; the crash of a Flash Air plane near Sharm el Sheikh Sharm el Sheikh or Sharm ash Shaykh: see Sinai. , Egypt in January, 2004; the crash of an Air Algerie plane in Tamanrasset in March 2003; the crash of a Mandala mandala (mŭn`dələ), [Skt.,=circular, round] a concentric diagram having spiritual and ritual significance in Hindu and Buddhist Tantrism. plane near Medan, Indonesia in September 2005; the crash of a West Caribbean Airways West Caribbean Airways was a airline based in Medellín, Colombia. It operated largely domestic services, with its main base at Olaya Herrera International Airport (EOH), Medellín. plane in Venezuela in August 2005; and the crash of a Comair Airlines jet in Lexington, Kentucky in August 2006. To learn more about Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, and our law firm's experience in representing families of loved ones who died in aircraft accidents worldwide, please see visit www.globalaviationlaw.com. For information in Portuguese, please visit http://www.globalaviationlaw.com/golaccident-portuguese.htm Contact Information For Families Families whose loved ones died in the Gol Airlines disaster are welcome to contact any of the following attorneys for information: Lieff Cabraser attorney Lexi Hazam by email at lhazam@lchb.com or by cell phone at 001 415-806-2968, or Leonardo Amarante by email at amarante@leonardoamarante.com.br or directly at his office in Brazil: Rua Primeiro de Marco, n[bar] 23 5[bar] andar Centro - Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē`  thĭ zhənĕē`r CEP CEP congenital erythropoietic porphyria. CEP abbr. congenital erythropoietic porphyria : 20010.000 Telefax: 2507-4195 Information for families on their legal rights is available without charge or obligation and is provided in the strictest confidence. |
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